The President of the Government, Pedro Sanchez, supported on Monday the initiative to create a new tax on first grade tickets and the use of private aircraft in his speech at the IV International Conference on the Financing of Development held in Seville.
Pedro Sanchez made this announcement during his speech in accordance with the act on the implementation of the so -called platform for the actions of “SO -SEVILLE”, an instrument that will direct the initiatives of state and private actors.
In particular, he advanced that Spain would join The coalitions of countries that will work in favor of the “greater contribution of the aviation sector to fair transitions and resistance to climate through a specific rate in the executive class, as well as in private aircraft”.
This initiative adds to other previously declared, such as a reduction in debt for developing countries, through obligations in the direction of these resources in areas such as food safety, nutrition, climatic actions or health or “fair” taxes on major destinies.
Consequently, Sanchez believes that thanks to this platform, the so -called “Obligation of Seville”, the political document that will leave this summit was born, accompanied by “130 specific and measurable actions”. The President of the Government defended this, despite the “gloomy” current scenario, “There are resources” Since with less than 1% of global wealth, that is, with $ 4.3 billion, the annual deficiency necessary to achieve the goals of sustainable development can be closed. “There are opportunities, but the will and courage disappeared to take it,” he said.
